Logan Cabinet Shoppe

Thanks Stephen! No, she didn't eat the glue pot but you couldn't tell by looking at her. She definately lives the good life. The dogs do love hide glue though. Any time I heat up the pot they come strolling in, noses in the air. I have to watch them, my other dog already ate a big chunk of beeswax on me.

Nathan,
Really, how much time I spend in the shop on a weekly basis changes based on my family's schedule. Some weeks, I get more time than others. This week I probably spent only an hour or so in the shop. Most of my time spent in the shop is at night for an hour or so after my daughters go to bed or on the weekends if it's not nice outside. I don't really watch TV so when most other folks are watching American Idol, I'm in the shop. Regarding my projects, it depends on what it was built for. If I built it specifically for us then we keep it. Sometimes I gift items and on very rare occasions I might sell a piece. I do have a day job though so I rarely sell a piece. They're usually just done for our own house or for close friends and family for the cost of materials.

Shannon,
Thanks for all of the compliments in all three podcast posts. I do check out your podcast pretty regularly and I do think you are selling yourself short. You do a fantastic job with your podcast. Regarding the equipment, it's really not what you might think. Currently, I'm just using the video function of our still camera. It works but the sound quality is awful. I have plans to purchase a real digital video camera and lavalier mic in the future but we have had some unforseen expenses in the last few months which have delayed that purchase. So for now I'm just using the still camera's video function, which works ok.

Regarding the editing, I'm just using the Microsoft Windows Movie Maker package that comes with most versions of Windows now. Again, nothing special. I'm not computer savvy enough to use anything too complicated :).

blplouise,

I wouldn't say that I can ignore wood movement in the tools, however, I don't worry about it unless it affects my work. I don't observe a lot of movement in my tools as my shop is indoors and climate controlled. However, I do check tools like squares and straightedges frequently and correct them if necessary. The planes I don't worry about unless they begin to have issues in use, which typically doesn't happen in my shop after the initial cleanup and tuning is done since it is climate controlled.